Former Obama counsel ‘not completely truthful’ in Epstein testimony, Democrats say

Lawmakers dubious of answers from Kathryn Ruemmler, whose name appeared thousands of times in released files Democrats said Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under Barack Obama, was not “completely truthful” with lawmakers during her Wednesday testimony before the House committee on oversight and reform about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Ruemmler, who testified as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender, said in her opening remarks that Epstein “used” her “to legitimize his standing” and that “it was a mistake to deal with” him. She insisted she never witnessed criminal activity. Democrats emerged from the first several hours of questioning saying Ruemmler was not forthcoming about her ties to Epstein. “It is difficult to see how she’s being completely truthful in there with the answers she’s given the committee,” Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the oversight committee, told reporters. Ruemmler came under scrutiny earlier this year after her name appeared thousands of times in records related to Epstein that were released by the justice department under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She ann

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